Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

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Take a Netwalk on the kind side

A walk organised by TEAM raised awareness of isolation, as well as money for charity.

7 May 2025

Analytics functions to merge into single workforce intelligence organisation

What will talent intelligence look like in the future?

7 May 2025
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Redefining the role of humans at work

Talent leaders are in the midst of redefining work that will be “more pro-human than in any other point in human history”.

7 May 2025
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Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

PeopleIT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firmus Consulting

Sport & leisure industry demand help to retain jobs, improve nation’s health

The hospitality sector is not the only one where businesses need financial support to withstand the economic, health and well-being and social fallout of Covid-19 over the festive season.

Seymour-Jackson to succeed Lowden as chair at PageGroup

Specialist recruitment consultancy PageGroup has announced that Angela Seymour-Jackson has been appointed as chair-designate with effect from yesterday (21 December 2021).

People 22 December 2021

Impellam adds two to top level North America team

Talent acquisition and workforce management company Impellam has made two top level appointments.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 22 December 2021

O.C. Tanner report claims work output is better metric than employee engagement

Work output is a better metric than employee engagement, according to new global research by the O.C. Tanner Institute.

20 December 2021

Taylor Martin Recruitment sold to The Recruitment Group after going into administration

Nationwide insolvency practitioner SFP has successfully completed the sale of Taylor Martin Recruitment’s business and assets after it went into administration in November 2021.

Contracts 20 December 2021

Pertemps Network Group promotes Mogano to group FD

Recruitment specialist Pertemps Network Group has appointed Steve Mogano as its new group finance director.

People 20 December 2021

JobAdder bolsters team with two execs

Global recruitment software platform JobAdder has bolstered its team with the hire of two executives.

PeopleIT/Telecoms, HR 20 December 2021

APSCo welcomes digital trade deal with Singapore

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the recent announcement that the UK has reached an agreement in principle with Singapore, in what is being coined the “world’s most comprehensive digital trade deal”.

Talentmark appoints Nobakht VP of search

Global life sciences recruiter Talentmark has appointed Ali Nobakht as vice president of its search arm.

Recruiters contributed £36bn to UK economy in 2020 despite Covid

The wider recruitment industry contributed £35.9bn to the UK economy in 2020, according to the new Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) ‘UK recruitment industry status report 2020-21’, released this week.

Education secretary to work with staffing agencies to fill teacher absences due to Covid

The Secretary of State for Education will be working with education recruiters to help schools fill high teacher absences in the continuing Covid pandemic.

Public sector, Education 17 December 2021

APPOINTMENTS: 13-17 DECEMBER 2021

This week’s appointments include: Astute Technical Recruitment, Coleman James, Dedicate Recruitment, Petroplan

Industry unimpressed with government and HMRC’s answers over CEST

The controversial Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool was designed to give a clear determination in 80% of cases, the House of Lords Finance Bill sub-committee heard from Treasury and HM Revenue & Customs yesterday (13 December 2021).

Legislation 14 December 2021

SThree CEO Dorman steps down at the end of the year

SThree CEO Mark Dorman will step down as head of the specialist staffing business and from its board at the end of the month.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 13 December 2021

Two more directors resign from Brewster Partners’ parent company

It has emerged that two more directors have resigned from the parent company of Brewster Partners.

Tax and accounting professionals propose ‘fair solution’ to loan charge

A group of tax and accounting sector professionals have written to the Chancellor to resolve the loan charge situation.

Financials 13 December 2021
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